The timeout ended, and the Zen Master anticipated Karl's prediction.
He substituted the underperforming Artest, but instead of bringing on Walton, he chose to have James defend the four position and brought in Mike Bibby as the point guard.
Seeing James play the four position, Yu Fei was initially taken aback.
It wasn't that he had never seen James play the four position; in his past life, an older James often played inside, but having a prime James play the four?
After the timeout, the Lakers' first offense still focused on Kobe.
Kobe continued his bulldozer-style backdown against Roy.
Looking at the back-to-the-basket offense alone, Kobe's aggression could be compared to that of the inside players because he was very adept at using his shoulders and elbows to push.
Roy struggled to hold his ground but couldn't prevent Kobe from entering the sweet spot.
When the time was right, Kobe turned around for a jump shot and easily scored.
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